Newly returned to the premier’s office, Prayut said he had on many occasions observed MPs post-election venture beyond their assigned roles.

“The session [on July 25] is not about the House discussing the previous government’s performance,” he said.

Asked about much-anticipated amendments to the Constitution introduced by the military junta he led, Prayut said no progress had been made by the coalition parties.

The direction towards future charter amendments would be clearer after his government announced its policies, he said.